Bakery-like Frosting

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups vegetable shortening
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons clear vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 egg whites
• 8 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 whip the shortening, 4 cups sugar, vanilla, salt and cornstarch together until fluffy. add the egg whites and remaining sugar alternately and whip till light and fluffy.
• 2 you may use pasteurized whites if you like. i find that they turn icing a funny color, gives the frosting a yellow cast. that certainly doesn't work with a wedding cake!
• 3 this recipe can be easily halved.